Project experience

The project experience of our team members in energy and industry.

Our team's project experience

Selected projects in which individual members of our team were directly involved.

Nuclear power

H844 — Replacement of turbogenerator excitation control systems
ČEZ, Temelín Nuclear Power Plant
11/2022 – 11/2023
Owner
ČEZ, Temelín Nuclear Power Plant
Supplier
ZAT a.s.
Period of involvement
11/2022 – 11/2023
Role
Lead Project Engineer

Supply and replacement of turbogenerator excitation control systems at Temelín Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2, during scheduled outages. Scope included complete engineering and installation documentation and replacement of the existing excitation control systems.

ETE G721 — Replacement of diesel generator excitation control systems
ČEZ, Temelín Nuclear Power Plant
11/2021 – present
Owner
ČEZ, Temelín Nuclear Power Plant
Supplier
ZAT a.s.
Period of involvement
11/2021 – present
Role
Lead Project Engineer

Supply and replacement of diesel generator excitation control systems at Temelín Nuclear Power Plant during scheduled unit outages. Scope included complete engineering and installation documentation and replacement of the existing control systems.

Moisture separator replacement at Temelín Units 1 and 2
ČEZ, Temelín Nuclear Power Plant
01/2018 – 08/2021
Owner
ČEZ, Temelín Nuclear Power Plant
Supplier
Balcke-Dürr (Germany), G-team (Czech Republic)
Period of involvement
01/2018 – 08/2021
Role
Project Delivery Director / Project Manager

Supply and replacement of moisture separators (30 m, 114 t) at Temelín Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2, during scheduled outages. Detailed planning of the replacement works, detailed engineering and documentation for on-site transport, installation and testing.

Dukovany Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1–4 — replacement of safety and control systems
ČEZ
2001 – 2006
Owner
ČEZ
Supplier
ŠKODA JS
Period of involvement
2001 – 2006
Role
Project Manager / Project Director

Turnkey replacement of safety, control and information systems at Dukovany Nuclear Power Plant, transitioning from analogue to digital control during scheduled outages. Scope included management of subcontractors including Framatome, Rolls-Royce, I&C Energo and ZAT.

I&C modernisation at Dukovany Nuclear Power Plant
ČEZ — Dukovany Nuclear Power Plant
10/2007 – 12/2011
Owner
ČEZ — Dukovany Nuclear Power Plant
Supplier
ZAT (Czech Republic), I&C Energo (Czech Republic), Framatome (France), Rolls-Royce (France)
Period of involvement
10/2007 – 12/2011
Role
Contract Manager

Replacement of analogue control systems with digital systems at Dukovany Nuclear Power Plant during scheduled outages. Scope included basic and detailed design, manufacture and installation of new control cabinets, cabling and instrumentation, and unit start-up with the new systems.

Bid for completion of Temelín Nuclear Power Plant, Units 3 and 4
ČEZ
01/2010 – 12/2014
Owner
ČEZ
Supplier
Suppliers of the electrical and I&C package
Period of involvement
01/2010 – 12/2014
Role
Project Manager / Deputy Project Director for Electrical and I&C

Preparation and negotiation of the bid submitted by the ŠKODA JS – Atomstroyexport – OKB Gidropress consortium. Responsibility for the technical and commercial proposal for the electrical and I&C package and leadership of the bid team.

Supply of filtered containment venting systems (FCVS)
NAEK Energoatom, Ukraine
03/2017 – 12/2021
Owner
NAEK Energoatom, Ukraine
Supplier
Promont (Czech Republic), ES Group (Ukraine), Framatome (Germany), JUTEM Engineering (Ukraine)
Period of involvement
03/2017 – 12/2021
Role
Project Delivery Director / Project Manager

Post-Fukushima safety upgrades at twelve nuclear units at the Rivne, Zaporizhzhia, South Ukraine and Khmelnytskyi plants in Ukraine. Scope included engineering, component manufacture and supply, installation and welding within the containment enclosure, and as-built documentation.

Engineering support for completion of Mochovce Nuclear Power Plant, Units 3 and 4
Slovenské elektrárne, a.s.
01/2015 – 05/2017
Owner
Slovenské elektrárne, a.s.
Supplier
A network of 40 engineering companies from the Czech Republic and Slovakia
Period of involvement
01/2015 – 05/2017
Role
Project Manager

Engineering services to the owner during installation and system handover for commissioning, including management of interfaces between the primary and secondary circuits, functional testing and expert advisory support.

Lungmen Nuclear Power Plant, Taiwan
Taiwan Power Company
03/2009 – 11/2015
Owner
Taiwan Power Company
Supplier
General Electric
Period of involvement
03/2009 – 11/2015
Role
Quality Engineer / Deputy Project Team Leader

Development and supply of an automated reactor vessel head nut-tightening tool for GE.

Bid for completion of Belene Nuclear Power Plant, Bulgaria
NEK EAD, Bulgaria
2005 – 2006
Owner
NEK EAD, Bulgaria
Supplier
ŠKODA Alliance bid
Period of involvement
2005 – 2006
Role
Bid Director for ŠKODA Alliance

Preparation, submission and negotiation of the bid for construction and completion of Belene Nuclear Power Plant in Bulgaria.

Combined-cycle and gas-fired power plants; turbine supply

New 660 MWe unit at Ledvice Power Plant — OB09 flue gas desulphurisation
ČEZ
03/2009 – 11/2015
Owner
ČEZ
Supplier
Austria Energy & Environment / Andritz
Period of involvement
03/2009 – 11/2015
Role
Lead Design Engineer (Civil Works) / Designer's Site Supervision

Construction of a complete flue gas desulphurisation plant for the new generating unit at Ledvice.

Comprehensive refurbishment of Prunéřov II Power Plant, 3 × 250 MW — civil works
ČEZ
04/2011 – 11/2015
Owner
ČEZ
Supplier
Metrostav
Period of involvement
04/2011 – 11/2015
Role
Lead Design Engineer / Designer's Site Supervision

Civil works for the refurbishment of Prunéřov II Power Plant.

PKN Orlen Płock, TG7, 70 MW
PKN Orlen, Poland
12/2015 – 04/2021
Owner
PKN Orlen, Poland
Supplier
Doosan Škoda Power (EPC)
Period of involvement
12/2015 – 04/2021
Role
Lead Project Engineer — Delivery Phase

EPC project for a new TG7 back-pressure steam turbine unit.

Morupule 38 MW, Botswana
Botswana Power Corporation (BPC)
01/2016 – 03/2018
Owner
Botswana Power Corporation (BPC)
Supplier
Doosan Heavy Industries (EPC)
Period of involvement
01/2016 – 03/2018
Role
Lead Project Engineer — Delivery Phase

Supply of a 38 MW MTD30 single-casing condensing steam turbine and associated equipment on the existing turbine-generator foundation, including installation supervision and commissioning.

Empalme II CCPP, 300 MW, Mexico
Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE)
09/2016 – 09/2019
Owner
Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE)
Supplier
DURO Felguera / Elecnor (EPC)
Period of involvement
09/2016 – 09/2019
Role
Lead Project Engineer — Delivery Phase

Supply of a 300 MW MTD70 three-casing condensing steam turbine and associated equipment, including a hydrogen-cooled generator, electrical systems and piping, with installation supervision and commissioning.

UK projects — Templeborough, Margam, Dunbar and Teesside
Babcock & Wilcox (USA) and Vølund (Denmark) consortium
08/2018 – 08/2020
Owner
Babcock & Wilcox (USA) and Vølund (Denmark) consortium
Supplier
—
Period of involvement
08/2018 – 08/2020
Role
Lead Project Engineer — Delivery Phase

Turnkey supply of turbine islands with 32–38 MW condensing turbines for new biomass combustion plants, including mechanical installation, commissioning and warranty services.

Kipas Söke Power Plant, 55 MW, Türkiye
Maren Maraş Electric
05/2019 – 04/2021
Owner
Maren Maraş Electric
Supplier
—
Period of involvement
05/2019 – 04/2021
Role
Lead Project Engineer — Delivery Phase

Supply of a 55 MW MTD30 single-casing back-pressure steam turbine for a new paper production line in Söke, including installation supervision and commissioning.

Sorek B Seawater Desalination Plant, Israel
State of Israel
08/2020 – 04/2021
Owner
State of Israel
Supplier
IDE Technologies (EPC)
Period of involvement
08/2020 – 04/2021
Role
Lead Project Engineer — Delivery Phase

Supply of three MTD20 single-casing mechanical-drive steam turbine units for driving a pair of high-pressure water pumps.

Green Świecie, 88 MW, Poland
Mondi Świecie S.A.
2014 – 2016
Owner
Mondi Świecie S.A.
Supplier
Doosan Škoda Power
Period of involvement
2014 – 2016
Role
Process Engineer / Design Coordinator / Designer's Site Supervision

Expansion of a paper mill with an 88 MW steam turbine-generator set for combined electricity and process steam production, including the condenser, steam piping, electrical systems and control system.

Lisbjerg Biomass Plant, 37 MW, Denmark
AffaldVarme Aarhus
2015 – 2017
Owner
AffaldVarme Aarhus
Supplier
—
Period of involvement
2015 – 2017
Role
Process Engineer / Design Coordinator / Designer's Site Supervision

Turnkey delivery of a complete turbine hall for a biomass-fired CHP plant with a 37 MW back-pressure steam turbine, including turbine hall equipment and commissioning.

Asnæs ASV6 Bio, 129 MW — Kalundborg CHP Plant, Denmark
Ørsted A/S
2016 – 2018
Owner
Ørsted A/S
Supplier
—
Period of involvement
2016 – 2018
Role
Process Engineer / Design Coordinator

Turnkey delivery of a complete turbine hall with a 129 MW two-casing steam turbine. The low-pressure section can be disengaged via an SSS clutch for maximum operating flexibility.

Mazidagi Plant, 32 MW, Türkiye (chemical industry)
Eti Bakır Co.
2016 – 2017
Owner
Eti Bakır Co.
Supplier
—
Period of involvement
2016 – 2017
Role
Process Engineer / Design Coordinator

Delivery of a complete turbine hall, including external cooling pipework, an air-cooled condenser, a high-speed turbine, gearbox and generator.

Curtis, 50 MW, and Cubillos del Sil, 49.5 MW, Spain
Greenalia SA, Forestalia Renovables
04/2018 – 01/2020
Owner
Greenalia SA, Forestalia Renovables
Supplier
Acciona Industrial, S.A. (EPC)
Period of involvement
04/2018 – 01/2020
Role
Lead Project Engineer — Delivery Phase

Supply of condensing steam turbines for two new biomass-fired plants in northern Spain, with provision for future heat export.

EL-TO Zagreb CCPP, 150 MW, Croatia
HEP d.d.
01/2019 – 01/2020
Owner
HEP d.d.
Supplier
FATA S.p.A (EPC)
Period of involvement
01/2019 – 01/2020
Role
Lead Project Engineer — Delivery Phase

Supply of a 37 MW steam turbine with generator and gearbox for a new combined-cycle plant in Zagreb supplying industrial steam and district heating.

Istanbul CCPP, 450 MW, Türkiye
Istanbul Enerji
06/2018 – 12/2020
Owner
Istanbul Enerji
Supplier
GAMA Power Systems (EPC)
Period of involvement
06/2018 – 12/2020
Role
Lead Project Engineer — Delivery Phase

Supply of a 450 MW three-casing condensing steam turbine and associated equipment, including installation supervision and commissioning.

Hydropower

Excitation regulator refurbishment at Liptovská Mara, Považská Bystrica, Ladce, Velké Kozmálovce and Domaša hydropower plants
Slovenské elektrárne, a.s.
06/2021 – 12/2023
Owner
Slovenské elektrárne, a.s.
Supplier
ZAT a.s.
Period of involvement
06/2021 – 12/2023
Role
Project Manager / Lead Project Engineer

Supply of eleven excitation systems for five hydropower plants, including engineering and manufacturing documentation, manufacture, installation and commissioning.

Turbine governor modernisation at Mikšová Hydropower Plant, TG1–3
Slovenské elektrárne, a.s.
06/2023 – present
Owner
Slovenské elektrárne, a.s.
Supplier
ZAT a.s.
Period of involvement
06/2023 – present
Role
Project Manager

Supply of three turbine governors for Mikšová Hydropower Plant, including engineering documentation, manufacture, installation and new cabling.

District heating, industry and other projects

Tábor CHP Plant — boiler K7 and turbine-generator set TG2
E.ON
2007 – 2008
Owner
E.ON
Supplier
ČKD PRAHA DIZ
Period of involvement
2007 – 2008
Role
Project Recovery Management Following a Boiler Failure

Supply of a fluidised-bed boiler with a steam output of 95 t/h for heat supply, together with 14 MW of cogeneration capacity; management of the boiler supplier and completion of construction.

Construction of boiler K7 and supply of turbine-generator set TG3, Plzeň CHP Plant
Plzeň CHP Plant
2009 – 2010
Owner
Plzeň CHP Plant
Supplier
ČKD PRAHA DIZ
Period of involvement
2009 – 2010
Role
Project Completion Management / Handover for Operation

Construction of a biomass-fired CHP unit with a 30 MWth boiler and a 13 MWe turbogenerator.

Adularya, 2×145 MWe
Naksan Holding
2010 – 2016
Owner
Naksan Holding
Supplier
ČKD PRAHA DIZ for Vítkovice
Period of involvement
2010 – 2016
Role
Project Manager

Turnkey delivery of the turbine hall for a 2 × 145 MWe power plant, including bid management, contracting, supplier selection and grid synchronisation.

Kladno GT gas-fired peaking plant, 45 MW
Atel
2006 – 2007
Owner
Atel
Supplier
ŠKODA PRAHA
Period of involvement
2006 – 2007
Role
Project Recovery Manager / Installation and Start-up Supervisor

Construction of a peaking power plant with a GE LM-6000PD turbine, including project recovery management, performance guarantee testing and unit handover.

New Talkha and El Kureimat, Egypt — 750 MW combined-cycle plants
Egyptian Electricity Holding Company
2006 – 2007
Owner
Egyptian Electricity Holding Company
Supplier
ŠKODA PRAHA for CMI
Period of involvement
2006 – 2007
Role
Construction Coordination

Support and coordination of turbine and generator installation, including project management support and acceptance by the main contractor.

Project development and contracting for the Hyundai Nošovice automotive plant
HMMC
2007 – 2008
Owner
HMMC
Supplier
—
Period of involvement
2007 – 2008
Role
Bid Lead / Project Development

Construction of production halls and an administration building.

Avion Shopping Park, Ostrava-Jih
Inter IKEA Center
2007 – 2011
Owner
Inter IKEA Center
Supplier
—
Period of involvement
2007 – 2011
Role
Bid Lead / Project Development

Construction of a shopping centre.

Electrification of the Ostrava Střed–Kunčice railway line
SŽDC
2005 – 2007
Owner
SŽDC
Supplier
—
Period of involvement
2005 – 2007
Role
Bid Lead / Project Development

Railway line modernisation.

Heat supply from Dětmarovice Power Plant to Bohumín
ČEZ
2010
Owner
ČEZ
Supplier
—
Period of involvement
2010
Role
Bid Lead / Project Development

This CZK 500 million project included an 8 km heat transmission main, 13.5 km of hot-water distribution piping and the replacement of 71 gas-fired boiler houses with 80 heat exchange substations.

PPP business model development — car parks and sports facilities
—
2011 – 2013
Owner
—
Supplier
—
Period of involvement
2011 – 2013
Role
Project Manager

Assessment of project potential and suitability for multi-storey car parks in Havířov, Český Těšín and Ostrava, ice arenas in Telč and Bystřice, and a leisure complex in Ostrava, including market analysis and development of the contractual model.

JOB Air CHP unit
—
2018
Owner
—
Supplier
—
Period of involvement
2018
Role
Energy Project Manager

Concept development, project preparation and tendering for delivery under an EC model.

Energy performance contracting project development for Tatra Trucks a.s.
—
2019
Owner
—
Supplier
—
Period of involvement
2019
Role
Energy Project Manager

Development of an energy-saving project under an energy performance contract.

Energy performance contracting — Vítkovické železniční opravny
—
2019 – 2023
Owner
—
Supplier
—
Period of involvement
2019 – 2023
Role
Energy Project Manager

Concept development, project preparation and tendering under an energy performance contract with guaranteed savings.

BROSE — carbon neutrality
—
2020 – 2023
Owner
—
Supplier
—
Period of involvement
2020 – 2023
Role
Energy Project Manager

Concept development, project preparation and engineering for a carbon neutrality project using energy performance contracting, power purchase agreements and other measures.

Wheel workshop heating — Vítkovické železniční opravny
—
2021
Owner
—
Supplier
—
Period of involvement
2021
Role
Energy Project Manager

Heating system modernisation — concept development, project preparation and delivery.

Improving the energy performance of DRFG properties
—
2022
Owner
—
Supplier
—
Period of involvement
2022
Role
Energy Project Manager

Optimisation proposals for 52 shopping centres to reduce non-renewable primary energy consumption, preparation of building energy performance certificates and development of an investment plan.

SPV sorting line project
—
2023
Owner
—
Supplier
—
Period of involvement
2023
Role
Energy Project Manager

Process design for a light-fraction secondary sorting system.

Feasibility study — VR/AR in industrial environments
ELVAC, Wienerberger, MyCom, Doosan Škoda Power, ÚJV Řež/CVŘ and others
01/2022 – 01/2023
Owner
ELVAC, Wienerberger, MyCom, Doosan Škoda Power, ÚJV Řež/CVŘ and others
Supplier
PTC, RealWear, MS, TeamViewer
Period of involvement
01/2022 – 01/2023
Role
Project Manager

Assessment of the client's processes, identification of opportunities for improvement using augmented reality, and evaluation of implementation requirements and return on investment, including a digital twin.

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